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Ventura County Crime Stoppers will pay up to $1,000 reward for information, which leads to the arrest and criminal complaint against the person(s) responsible for this crime. The caller may remain anonymous. The call is not recorded. Call Crime Stoppers at 800-222-TIPS (8477).
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Kidnapping Suspect Arrested
| Nature of Incident: | Kidnapping Suspect Arrested | |||||
| Report Number: | 25-20019 | |||||
| Location: | 1200 block of East Thousand Oaks Boulevard, City of Thousand Oaks | |||||
| Date & Time: | 2/15/2025 @ 9:17 pm | |||||
| Unit(s) Responsible: | East County Major Crimes Unit & East County Special Enforcement Unit | |||||
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| (S)uspects, (V)ictims, (P)arty, (D)ecedent |
City of Residence |
Age | ||||
| (S) Oswaldo Gomez (V) Adult female |
Oxnard Oxnard |
21 21 |
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| Narrative: | ||||||
| Thousand Oaks Detectives arrested a suspect involved in a kidnapping incident in the city of Thousand Oaks. On 2/15/2025 at approximately 2117 hours, Thousand Oaks Patrol Deputies responded to a call for service of a domestic disturbance in the 1200 block of East Thousand Oaks Boulevard. However, when Patrol Deputies arrived on scene, the involved parties had fled prior to their arrival. Deputies learned a female passenger in the involved vehicle was screaming for a male driver to let her out of the vehicle while the suspect forcibly kept her in the vehicle. Witnesses stated the involved vehicle sustained significant damage from striking a pole while fleeing the scene. Detectives began their investigation and quickly identified the (V) adult female and the suspect as (S) Oswaldo Gomez. Detectives located the female and spoke with her to check her wellbeing. On 2/20/2025, Gomez was located in the city of Oxnard and arrested for charges related to the incident. Gomez was arrested for one count of PC 207(a) – Kidnapping, PC 236 - False imprisonment by violence and PC 243(e)(1) – Domestic battery. Gomez was booked into the Pre-Trial Detention Facility and his bail was set at $300,000. On 2/24/2025, Gomez appeared in court for this incident. The Ventura County District Attorney’s Office reviewed the case and elected to file one count of PC 207(a) – Kidnapping, one count of PC 236 – False Imprisonment by violence and one count of PC 243(e)(1) – Domestic battery. The Ventura County Sheriff’s Office would like to remind everyone to remain vigilant in your neighborhoods. We encourage the community to call Sheriff’s Dispatch at (805) 654-9511 to report any suspicious circumstances such as the one witnessed in this instance. |
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| Prepared by: | Detective Cody Pietro | |||||
| News Release Date: | 2/25/2025 | |||||
| Media Follow-Up Contact: | Detective Cody Pietro Phone number: (805) 494-8224 E-mail: cody.pietro@ventura.org |
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| Approved by: |
Captain Kevin Lynch |
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Ventura County Crime Stoppers will pay up to $1,000 reward for information, which leads to the arrest and criminal complaint against the person(s) responsible for this crime. The caller may remain anonymous. The call is not recorded. Call Crime Stoppers at 800-222-TIPS (8477).
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Address/Location
Ventura County Sheriff's Office
800 S Victoria Ave
Ventura, CA 93003
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 805-654-9511